If someone, ANYONE, would have reported POTUS hater James T. Hodgkinson for his hateful rhetoric on the internet, The shooting of Representative Steven Scalise may have been prevented. Amirite?
~"Trump is a mean, disgusting person".~ ~"Trump is guilty and should go to prison for treason".~ Two internet quotes from James T. Hodgekinson, the person who shot Congressman Steven Scalise. Have you heard WORSE from others on the internet? I know you have. Report the traitors and the extreme lunatics to the Secret Service or the FBI. They threaten EVERYONE in a civilized society.
"Trump is a mean, disgusting person".~ ~"Trump is guilty and should go to prison for treason".
Those are relatively mild comments. Heck, I know I've said worse things about Clinton. If that's what it takes to raise a red flag about someone, then about 90% of the people on this site qualify too.
Those statements were opinions, not threats, and rather mild ones at that. Those who feel threatened by opinions should retreat to their safe spaces immediately. If they still feel threatened, perhaps they should ensconce themselves in their very own plastic bubble.
There are not enough agents to handle the deluge of reports were everyone to report every non-threatening opinion spoken about the president. It would, in reality, make our society less safe, as agents would be busy with nonsense instead of dealing with genuine threats, and it would create an atmosphere where people are afraid to voice their criticisms of government...and history has repeatedly proven just how dangerous that is to humanity.
Report him for what? As far as I know there is nothing wrong with calling the POTUS anything you want.
The man expressed his opinion. It was not a threat. As far as I know, we still have freedom of speech.
Nothing was said about President Kennedy , and he was assassinated, so your theory doesn't ring true.
McLie? When did you join the Secret Service?
If every person who spoke against a politician was taken seriously we'd all be in jail. The problem is that you don't know who's the crazy moron who'd actually do something.
Death treat: http://www.yourdictionary.com/threat
Personal opinion: what that guy said.
He can call Trump whatever he wishes, and it's still not a threat. I've seen worse, of course. This is the internet after all. If threats to civilians was as seriously taken as a threat to a President, many people would be behind bars right now.
I doubt it. Most people on the internet are just bitter loudmouths. It's liking picking THE straw out of a haystack.